AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Cosmetic Surgery


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Peeling boat sheds on Dromana beach, Mornington Peninsula
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3WW CXLIII ~ fickle + wrinkle + sparkle
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Fickle weathered skins
Yet after winter's wrinkle
Cosmetics sparkle
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Freshly painted boat sheds at Dromana beach
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13 comments:

paisley said...

more fun "street painting".. oh i bet some young artist would love to get their hands on the unpainted one.....

Thom Gabrukiewicz said...

Gemma, you were the whacked spam filter. Your link is up.Great haiku.

LA Nickers said...

What an eye you have!


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poefusion said...

Your haiku is so clever today. Love it. I agree with Paisley I bet an artist would love to get their hands on that unpainted one. Have a great day.

Sherri B. said...

I never know boat sheds could be so pretty! Loved your haiku and the photos.

Anonymous said...

Marvelous combination of photos and haiku.

I love haiku and this one was terrific. I have a devil of a time writing haiku with three prompts. You did such a great job...

Life without Clots said...

nice paint jobs bring life anew (along with a nice Haiku).

gautami tripathy said...

Wonderful haiku and photo!]


sultry days of summer

quin browne said...

great linking

Tumblewords: said...

Fine use of prompt words - you have great focus...

PJD said...

great synchronicity between the photos and haiku.

barbara Torris said...

Seeing the connections between the picture and the words...a real trick and you have nailed it.

b

Americanising Desi said...

crisp and lovely!

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